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SEGMENT REPORTING
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
SEGMENT REPORTING
 

The Company currently operates in four reportable operating segments:
 
(1)
The Company's Energy & Security Sonar Solutions segment is focused on sonar and acoustic related solutions for energy, defense and commercial markets and includes other real-time and embedded hardware & software development and production. Energy & Security Sonar Solutions activities are provided through the Company’s DSIT Solutions Ltd. subsidiary.

(2)
The Company’s GridSense segment provides Smart Grid Distribution Automation products and services through its GridSense subsidiaries.  

(3)
The Company’s Oil and Gas Sensor Systems segment's focus is to develop and produce fiber optic sensing systems for the energy and security markets.  These activities are performed through the Company's USSI subsidiary.

(4)
The Company's M2M Critical Asset Monitoring & Control ("M2M") (formerly Power Generation Monitoring) segment provides M2M (machine-to-machine) wireless remote monitoring and control systems and services for critical assets as well as Internet of Things applications. These activities are performed through the Company's OmniMetrix subsidiary.

Other operations include certain IT activities (protocol management software for cancer patients and billing software) and outsourced consulting activities performed by the Company's DSIT subsidiary as well as Cathodic Protection activities in the Company's OmniMetrix subsidiary that do not meet the quantitative thresholds under applicable accounting principles.



 
 
Energy &
Security
Sonar
Solutions
 
GridSense
 
Oil & Gas Sensor Systems
 
M2M
 
Other
 
Total
Nine months ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from external customers
 
$
8,112

 
$
3,362

 
$
471

 
$
1,587

 
$
1,284

 
$
14,816

Intersegment revenues
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Segment gross profit (loss)
 
2,189

 
942

 
(858
)
 
854

 
654

 
3,781

Restructuring and related charges
 
—

 
198

 
88

 
77

 
19

 
382

Depreciation and amortization
 
212

 
194

 
473

 
52

 
36

 
967

Stock compensation expense
 
2

 
33

 
64

 
—

 
—

 
99

Segment net loss before income taxes
 
(638
)
 
(2,443
)
 
(6,880
)
 
(1,209
)
 
(61
)
 
(11,231
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from external customers
 
$
8,723

 
$
3,543

 
$
1,148

 
$
1,215

 
$
1,302

 
$
15,931

Intersegment revenues
 
—

 
—

 
39

 
—

 
—

 
39

Segment gross profit (loss)
 
3,187

 
1,498

 
(1,538
)
 
616

 
693

 
4,456

Impairment of intangibles
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
5,341

 
1,390

 
6,731

Restructuring and related charges
 
—

 
594

 
—

 
583

 
189

 
1,366

Depreciation and amortization
 
182

 
266

 
275

 
311

 
140

 
1,174

Stock compensation expense
 
44

 
—

 
101

 
—

 
—

 
145

Segment net income (loss) before income taxes
 
110

 
(3,549
)
 
(6,838
)
 
(8,720
)
 
(2,127
)
 
(21,124
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from external customers
 
$
3,075

 
$
1,153

 
$
471

 
$
531

 
$
409

 
$
5,639

Intersegment revenues
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Segment gross profit (loss)
 
1,044

 
391

 
(428
)
 
290

 
208

 
1,505

Restructuring and related charges
 
—

 
96

 
88

 
—

 
—

 
184

Depreciation and amortization
 
67

 
63

 
183

 
17

 
12

 
342

Stock compensation expense
 
2

 
27

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
29

Segment net loss before income taxes
 
140

 
(665
)
 
(2,686
)
 
(358
)
 
(1
)
 
(3,570
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Three months ended September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from external customers
 
$
2,537

 
$
1,069

 
$
513

 
$
411

 
$
452

 
$
4,982

Intersegment revenues
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Segment gross profit (loss)
 
852

 
448

 
(688
)
 
177

 
270

 
1,059

Impairment of intangibles
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
4,225

 
1,390

 
5,615

Restructuring and related charges
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
583

 
189

 
772

Depreciation and amortization
 
65

 
77

 
106

 
105

 
51

 
404

Stock compensation expense
 
44

 
—

 
33

 
—

 
—

 
77

Segment net loss before income taxes
 
(204
)
 
(812
)
 
(2,668
)
 
(5,844
)
 
(1,804
)
 
(11,332
)

 

Reconciliation of Segment Loss to Consolidated Net Loss Before Income Taxes
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
Total net loss before income taxes for reportable segments
 
$
(18,997
)
 
$
(11,170
)
 
$
(9,528
)
 
$
(3,569
)
Other operational segment net loss before income taxes
 
(2,127
)
 
(61
)
 
(1,804
)
 
(1
)
Total segment net loss before income taxes
 
(21,124
)
 
(11,231
)
 
(11,332
)
 
(3,570
)
Unallocated cost of corporate headquarters*
 
(3,964
)
 
(2,678
)
 
(1,209
)
 
(693
)
Provision for loss - channel partner
 
—

 
(649
)
 
—

 
—

Unallocated benefit (cost) of DSIT headquarters
 
(30
)
 
39

 
(10
)
 
127

Consolidated loss before income taxes
 
$
(25,118
)
 
$
(14,519
)
 
$
(12,551
)
 
$
(4,136
)

 

* Includes stock compensation expense of $190 and $79 for the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively and $721 and $629 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively.